Major League Lacrosse Names All-Star Team

Boston Cannons long-stick
midfielder Brodie Merrill, who will play for Team Canada at the FIL
World Championship next month, was among those named to the MLL
All-Star team that will face Team USA on June 26 in
Boston. (Bill Danielewski)

Major League Lacrosse on Tuesday announced the roster that will
take on Team USA in the MLL All-Star Game June 26 at Harvard
Stadium in Cambridge, Mass.

The team includes nine-time All-Star and Boston Cannons
long-stick midfielder Brodie Merrill and last year's MLL MVP,
Florida midfielder Kevin Crowley, who will both play for Team
Canada at next month's Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL)
World Championship, presented by Trusted Choice, in Commerce City,
Colo.

The MLL All-Star team also features ten players who will be
making their first all-star game appearance, and more than dozen
who were involved in the Team USA tryout process before it trimmed
its roster to 30 after January's Champion Challenge.

The MLL All-Stars will be coached by Chesapeake Bayhawks head
coach David Cottle. New York Lizards head coach Joe Spallina will
serve as his assistant.

Team USA will hold a training camp in Greenwich, Conn., in the
days ahead of the MLL All-Star Game. The group will hold another
camp at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs in July ahead of
the world championship. FIL rules mandate a 23-man roster. Meade
said the team will bring 23 and two or three alternates to Colorado
Springs.

The All-Star Game will also be televised live at 7:30 p.m. ET
June 26 on CBS Sports Network and in 175 U.S. territories including
U.S. military installations, U.S. embassies and U.S. consulates
through the American Forces Network. Tickets are available at
ticketmaster.com or by calling 617-746-9933.